One of the strangest episodes, somewhat Kafkaesque. The first 15 minutes are the most effective. The rest is interesting too, but the disappointing thing is the fairly predictable theme of love i.e. We know almost instantly that the creature's "missing ingredient" is love, which is so bloody cheesy.
This leads me to the other flaw: the very forced, unrealistic romance between Drifter and the (average-looking yet supposedly beautiful) girl. Finding himself trapped in a bizarre house created and run by an evil alien creature should have had him in full panic mode (which he was in, to a limited extent) and yet our hero finds the time to instantly fall in love, which is far too corny and undeserving for such a unique premise, not to mention absurd.
I would have preferred for the story to unfold in a more unpredictable, unusual way, just as it had started. Alas, these were the mid-60s, and it was television - and housewives needed their schmaltz. The only problem being that they didn't want their schmaltz dipped in science-fiction (just as I don't want my science-fiction dipped into schmaltz) which is one of the main reasons TOL was canceled after only two seasons: catering to female demographics within a male genre is way too optimistic and usually not doable.
The direction is very good. One of the most unique episodes.
This leads me to the other flaw: the very forced, unrealistic romance between Drifter and the (average-looking yet supposedly beautiful) girl. Finding himself trapped in a bizarre house created and run by an evil alien creature should have had him in full panic mode (which he was in, to a limited extent) and yet our hero finds the time to instantly fall in love, which is far too corny and undeserving for such a unique premise, not to mention absurd.
I would have preferred for the story to unfold in a more unpredictable, unusual way, just as it had started. Alas, these were the mid-60s, and it was television - and housewives needed their schmaltz. The only problem being that they didn't want their schmaltz dipped in science-fiction (just as I don't want my science-fiction dipped into schmaltz) which is one of the main reasons TOL was canceled after only two seasons: catering to female demographics within a male genre is way too optimistic and usually not doable.
The direction is very good. One of the most unique episodes.